JP3423065B2 - Frozen dessert production equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus for extracting and selling frozen desserts such as soft ice cream, and more particularly to a frozen dessert to which syrup or the like is topped.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus for extracting and selling frozen desserts such as soft ice cream, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Application No. 5-276732 filed by the applicant of the present invention, frozen desserts are manufactured from frozen dessert raw materials. In addition, at the front end, a cooling cylinder formed with an extraction path for extracting frozen desserts,
The outlet of the extraction passage is formed on the inner wall surface and the lower end of the frozen dessert passage is formed with a frozen dessert outlet for extracting the extracted frozen dessert. Some have a plunger that blocks the exit of the road.

During the frozen dessert extraction sale, the plunger is moved upward to open the outlet of the extraction path. Here, when the outlet of the extraction path is opened in this way,
The frozen dessert is extracted from the outlet of the extraction passage to the frozen dessert passage through the extraction passage by the stirring pressure of the stirring device provided in the cooling cylinder, and then taken out from the frozen dessert outlet.

[0004]

By the way, recently, there is a so-called topping, which is a so-called topping for syrup or chocolate on a frozen dessert such as soft ice cream. Usually, this topping is manually performed by a clerk. However, there was a problem that it took time to topping.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and an object thereof is to provide a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus capable of easily performing topping.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a frozen dessert is manufactured, and a cooling cylinder having an extraction passage for extracting the frozen dessert is formed at a front end thereof, and an outlet of the extraction passage is formed inside. A frozen dessert passage that is formed on the wall surface and has a frozen dessert outlet for taking out the extracted frozen dessert at the lower end, and a vertically movable portion provided in the frozen dessert passage and the lower end is the frozen dessert removing portion. It has a shape that is in close contact with the inclined inner surface of the outlet portion, and is provided with a plunger that opens the outlet of the extraction path when it moves upward, and inside the plunger, the topping material to be hung on the frozen dessert is guided to the frozen dessert passage. Is formed, and the outlet of this passage is formed at the lower end portion of the plunger at the close contact portion with the frozen dessert outlet portion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a frozen dessert is manufactured, a cooling cylinder having an extraction passage for extracting the frozen dessert is formed at a front end thereof, and an outlet of the extraction passage is formed on an inner wall surface. A frozen dessert passage having a frozen dessert outlet for taking out the extracted frozen dessert at the lower end, and a vertically movable portion provided in the frozen dessert passage, and the outlet of the extraction passage when moved upward And a plunger for opening the inside of the plunger, a conduction path for guiding the topping material to be hung on the frozen dessert into the frozen dessert passage is formed, and an outlet of the conduction passage is formed on the peripheral surface of the plunger. On the other hand, on the inner wall surface of the frozen dessert passage, there is a material passage recess that faces the outlet of the conduction passage and allows the topping material to pass therethrough toward the frozen dessert passage when the plunger is moved upward. It is those that have been made.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the extraction of the frozen dessert formed at the front end of the cooling cylinder is performed on the inner wall surface of the frozen dessert passage having the frozen dessert outlet for taking out the extracted frozen dessert at the lower end. The outlet of the passage is formed, and normally, the outlet of the extraction passage is closed by a plunger that is vertically movable in the frozen dessert passage. In addition, a conduction path for guiding the topping material to be hung on the frozen dessert to the frozen dessert passage is formed inside the plunger, and the outlet of this conduction path is formed at the close contact portion of the lower end of the plunger, which is in close contact with the inclined inner surface of the frozen dessert outlet. Normally, the outlet of the conduction path is closed by the inclined inner surface of the frozen dessert outlet. During frozen dessert extraction and sale, the plunger is moved upward to open the extraction passage outlet to discharge the frozen dessert into the frozen dessert passage and open the conduction passage outlet to hang the topping material on the frozen dessert.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a conduction path is formed inside the plunger, the outlet of the conduction path is formed on the circumferential surface of the plunger, and the conduction path outlet is closed by the inner wall surface of the frozen dessert passage. To Further, a material passage recess is formed on the inner wall surface of the frozen dessert passage so that when the plunger moves upward, it faces the outlet of the conduction passage and allows the topping material to pass therethrough toward the frozen dessert passage. During frozen dessert extraction and sale, by moving the plunger upward, the outlet of the extraction passage is opened to discharge the frozen dessert into the frozen dessert passage, and the outlet of the passage is exposed to the material passage recess. To the frozen dessert aisle and hang it on the frozen dessert.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an essential portion of a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention of claim 1. In the figure,
Reference numeral 1 is a cooling cylinder for manufacturing the frozen dessert 2 and having a stirring device (not shown) inside, and 3 is an extraction path formed at the front end of the cooling cylinder 1 for extracting the frozen dessert 2.
Further, 4 is an outlet of the extraction passage 3 (hereinafter referred to as an extraction passage outlet) 3
This is a frozen dessert passage in which a is formed on the inner wall surface 4a and a frozen dessert outlet portion 5 for taking out the extracted frozen dessert 2 is formed at the lower end.

A plunger 6 is provided in the frozen dessert passage 4 so as to be vertically movable.
Is adapted to move up and down in the frozen dessert passage 4 in conjunction with the vertical operation of the operation handle 7. Here, normally, the plunger 6 is located at a position such that the lower end portion of the plunger 6 is brought into close contact with the frozen dessert outlet portion 5 to close the frozen dessert outlet portion 5 and the extraction passage outlet 3a (hereinafter referred to as a sales standby). Position)). In addition, 7a is a rotating shaft of the operating handle 7, and 8 is a link arm for moving the plunger 5 up and down in conjunction with the rotating operation of the operating handle 7.

On the other hand, the plunger 6 moves upward in conjunction with the downward rotation operation of the operation handle 7 at the time of selling frozen dessert to open the extraction passage outlet 3a and the frozen dessert outlet 5. Then, when the extraction passage outlet 3a is opened, the frozen dessert 2 is agitated by the stirring device so that the extraction passage outlet 3a
After being extracted from the frozen dessert passage 4 into the frozen dessert passage 4, it is taken out from the frozen dessert outlet 5.

The frozen dessert outlet portion 5 to which the lower end portion of the plunger 6 is in close contact is provided with an outlet 5a for taking out the frozen dessert 2 and the frozen dessert 2 extracted in the frozen dessert passage 4 as shown in FIG. And a guide portion 5b having an inclined inner surface for receiving and guiding to the extraction opening 5a. Then, in order to close the frozen dessert outlet portion 5 having such a guide portion 5b, a contact portion 6a having a shape capable of closely contacting the inclined inner surface is formed at the lower end portion of the plunger 6. There is.

By the way, inside the plunger 6,
As shown in FIG. 1, a conduction path 9 for guiding the topping material to be hung on the frozen dessert 2 to the frozen dessert passage 4 is formed, and an outlet (hereinafter referred to as a conduction passage outlet) 9 a of the conduction passage 9 is formed at the lower end of the plunger 6. It is formed on the formed contact portion 6a. Further, by forming the conduction path outlet 9a in the contact portion 6a at the lower end in this way, it becomes possible to prevent the topping material from leaking from the conduction path outlet 9a when the plunger 6 is in the sale standby position. ing.

If the plunger 6 moves upward during frozen dessert extraction sale, as shown in FIG.
While a is released, the contact portion 6 at the lower end of the plunger 6
Also, a is separated from the frozen dessert outlet portion 5 and the conduction passage outlet 9a is opened so that the topping material can also flow out from the conduction passage outlet 9a.

By the way, the topping material such as syrup is stored in, for example, a material tank (not shown) so that when the plunger 6 moves up, it flows out from the material tank by an outflow device that operates after a predetermined time has elapsed. Has become. By allowing the topping material to flow out after the predetermined time elapses in this manner, the topping material can be hung on the frozen dessert taken out from the frozen dessert outlet portion 5 and received in the container or the like. It has become.

In the figure, 10 and 11 are O-ring fitting grooves formed on the peripheral surface of the plunger 6, respectively. By fitting the O-ring in the upper groove 10, the frozen dessert passage 4 and the plunger are formed. The outside air is prevented from entering through the gap between the frozen dessert 6 and the frozen dessert. Also, by fitting an O-ring in the lower groove 11, the frozen dessert 2 is prevented from dripping through the gap between the frozen dessert passage 4 and the plunger 6 from the frozen dessert outlet 5.

Next, the frozen dessert extracting and selling operation of the frozen dessert making apparatus thus constructed will be described.

When extracting and selling frozen desserts, the lever 7 is rotated downward. As a result, the plunger 6, which is normally in the sales standby position as shown in FIG. 1, moves upward. When the plunger 3 moves upward in this manner, the extraction passage outlet 3a is opened as shown in FIG. 3, and the frozen dessert is extracted from the extraction passage 3. Then, the frozen dessert extracted from the extraction path 3 passes through the frozen dessert passage 4, then passes through the frozen dessert outlet 5, is taken out, and is received by a container or the like (not shown).

On the other hand, when the plunger 6 moves upward, the contact portion 6a at the lower end of the plunger 6 also moves away from the frozen dessert outlet portion 5 as shown in FIG. It flows out from the frozen dessert 9a, is taken out from the frozen dessert outlet 5, and can be hung on the frozen dessert received in the container.

When the lever 6 is rotated upward after the plunger 6 is moved upward for a certain period of time to extract and sell the frozen dessert, the plunger 6 is moved downward to close the extraction path outlet 3a and the lower end of the plunger 6 is closed. The close contact portion 6a comes into close contact with the frozen dessert outlet portion 5 and closes the communication passage outlet 9a, so that the topping material does not leak.

In this way, the conduction passage 9 for guiding the topping material to the frozen dessert passage 4 is formed inside the plunger 6, and the passage passage outlet 9a is formed in the contact portion 6a of the plunger 6 with the frozen dessert outlet portion 5. Plunger 6
When moving up, the extraction passage outlet 3a is opened to
Can be discharged to the frozen dessert passage 4, and the topping material can be hung on the frozen dessert 2 by opening the outlet 9a of the conduction passage.

By the way, in the above description, the one in which the outlet of the passage is formed in the contact portion of the plunger has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the outlet of the passage is formed in the peripheral surface of the plunger. It may be done.

Next, an embodiment of the invention of claim 2 in which the outlet of the conduction path is provided on the peripheral surface of such a plunger will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the essential parts of a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same or corresponding portions.

In the figure, reference numeral 9b denotes a conduit outlet formed on the peripheral surface of the plunger 3, and this conduit outlet 9b.
When the plunger 3 is at the extraction standby position, is blocked by the inner wall surface 4a of the extraction passage 4. On the other hand, on the inner wall surface 4a of the extraction passage 4, when the plunger 3 moves upward during extraction and sale, a material passage recess 12 is formed that faces the outlet 9b of the passage and allows the topping material to pass therethrough and to the frozen dessert passage 4. Has been done.

In the figure, 13 is the plunger 6.
Is a groove for fitting an O-ring formed on the peripheral surface of the frozen dessert passage 4 and the plunger 6 even if the topping material leaks from the outlet 9b of the conduction passage by fitting the O-ring in the groove 13. The topping material is prevented from dripping through the gap from the frozen dessert outlet 5.

In the frozen dessert making apparatus thus constructed, when the frozen dessert is to be extracted and sold, the lever 7 is rotated downward. As a result, the plunger 6, which is normally in the sales standby position as shown in FIG. 4, moves upward. When the plunger 3 moves upward in this way, the extraction passage outlet 3a is opened as shown in FIG. 5, and the frozen dessert is extracted from the extraction passage 3. Then, the frozen dessert extracted from the extraction path 3 passes through the frozen dessert passage 4, then passes through the frozen dessert outlet portion 5, is taken out, and is received in a container or the like.

On the other hand, when the plunger 6 moves upward, the passage outlet 9b comes into contact with the material passage recess 12 as shown in the figure, whereby the topping material passes through the material passage recess 12 and the frozen dessert passage. 4 and thereafter, it can be hung on the frozen dessert taken out from the frozen dessert outlet portion 5 and received in the container.

When the plunger 6 is moved upward for a certain period of time to extract and sell frozen dessert, and then the lever 7 is turned upward, the plunger 6 is moved downward to close the extraction passage outlet 3a and the conduction passage outlet 9b is extracted. It is blocked by the inner wall surface 4a of the passage 4.

In this way, the passage 6 is formed inside the plunger 6, and the passage outlet 9b is formed on the peripheral surface of the plunger 6, while the plunger 6 is moved upward to the inner wall surface 4a of the frozen dessert passage 4. When the plunger 6 is moved upward, the extraction passage outlet 3a is opened to discharge the frozen dessert to the frozen dessert passage 4 and the passage passage outlet 9b is formed when the plunger 6 is moved upward. The topping material can be made to face the material passage recess 12 and the topping material can be directed from the material passage recess 12 to the frozen dessert passage 4 to be hung on the frozen dessert.

In the above description, the topping material has been described as being hung on a frozen dessert, but the topping material and the frozen dessert may be simultaneously extracted to form a marble.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, by moving the plunger upward, it is possible to open the outlet of the conduction path for guiding the topping material formed inside the plunger to the frozen dessert path. Thus, the topping can be performed simply by moving the plunger upward, and the topping can be easily performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an essential part of a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a frozen dessert outlet of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing a state where the plunger of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus has moved upward.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of an essential part of a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention of claim 2;

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing a state where the plunger of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus has moved upward.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 cooling cylinder 2 frozen dessert 3 extraction paths 4 frozen dessert passage 5 Frozen dessert outlet 6 Plunger 9 Conducting paths 9a, 9b Conductor outlet 12 Material passage recess

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A refrigerating dessert is manufactured, and a cooling cylinder having an extraction passage for extracting the frozen dessert is formed at a front end, an outlet of the extraction passage is formed on an inner wall surface, and an extraction passage is formed at a lower end. A frozen dessert passage in which a frozen dessert outlet for taking out the frozen dessert is formed; and a shape provided so as to be vertically movable in the frozen dessert passage and having a lower end portion in close contact with an inclined inner surface of the frozen dessert outlet. On the other hand, it comprises a plunger that opens the outlet of the extraction path when it moves upward, and a conduction path for guiding the topping material to be hung on the frozen dessert to the frozen dessert passage is formed inside the plunger, and The frozen dessert manufacturing device, wherein the outlet of the conduction path is formed at a contact portion of the lower end of the plunger with the frozen dessert outlet. 2. A refrigerating dessert is manufactured, and a cooling cylinder having an extraction passage for extracting the frozen dessert is formed at a front end thereof, an outlet of the extraction passage is formed on an inner wall surface, and an extraction passage is formed at a lower end. A frozen dessert passage formed with a frozen dessert outlet for taking out the frozen dessert, and a plunger that is vertically movable in the frozen dessert passage and opens the outlet of the extraction passage when the frozen dessert passage moves upward. The inside of the plunger is formed with a conduction path for guiding the topping material to be hung on the frozen dessert to the frozen dessert passage, and the outlet of the conduction passage is formed on the peripheral surface of the plunger, while the frozen dessert is formed. A material passage recess is formed on the inner wall surface of the passage so as to face the outlet of the passage when the plunger is moved upward and allow the topping material to pass through to the frozen dessert passage. Frozen dessert manufacturing equipment characterized by